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God Will Never Give You More Than You Can Handle, Or Will He?
There is a common saying that “God will never give us more than we can handle.” It sounds nice, but is it true? In life we will face challenges, some of which can be overwhelming. Loss of a job, financial problems, loss of a child, relationship problems, the list goes…
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I Have A Dream
In recognition of February as Black History Month, we are devoting this week to looking at the famous speech from Martin Luther King, Jr., “I Have a Dream”. I had heard clips from the speech, but had never read or heard it in its entirety. In this week’s webcast we’ll…
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Black History Month
As most are aware, February is Black History Month. The origins date back to 1926, when Dr. Carter G. Woodson established a week to raise awareness of Black history. Woodson was concerned that Black Americans were overlooked and ignored in history books. Nearly a century later, Black History Month has…
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Three Levels of Serving – Part 3
This is the final week of the series. In the first week we discussed volunteering. While volunteering is important to society and has benefits for the person volunteering, the term is never mentioned in the Bible. The second level, a servant, is a biblical concept. Many people in the Bible,…
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Three Levels of Serving – Part 2
This week we continue the series, Three Levels of Serving. Last week we discussed volunteering. Volunteering is important, as it has benefits for society, for charitable organizations and for the person volunteering. As important as volunteering is, however, that is only the first level. This week we discuss Level 2…
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Three Levels of Serving – Part 1
Level 1 – Volunteering All of us serve others at some level. If you are employed you serve your employer. If you are self employed, you still serve your customers. Many people do volunteer service for community groups, at church and in Christian ministries. This week is the first of…
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Stretch Yourself
When I talk about stretching, most of us think of stretching our muscles. I stretch my muscles about 10 minutes per day. As I stretch, I notice the range of motion of each muscle tends to increase. The opposite is also true, if I don’t stretch for a few days…
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A Tribute to Pastor Doug Schneider and the Parable of the Servants with Gold
Today my heart is heavy as we grieve the passing on of our Pastor Doug Schneider. I had the privilege sitting under his ministry for over 25 years. Not only was he the pastor of our church but was leader of Global Canada and involved in a number of ministries…
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Christmas Greetings
It has been a while since we have done a broadcast, so I wanted to take this opportunity to reach out with a Christmas greeting and message. Also, excited to let you know that Monday Motivation will be back to a weekly broadcast in 2022. I’ve missed doing the Monday…
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My personal story from shy to confident speaker
This week I’ll share my own personal story of being a very shy, introverted, quiet person for many years. After realizing the importance of being able to communicate I was able to move from that mindset to someone who was able to speak confidently in front of others. I share…